Editor’s Note: One of the central tenets of the Mayor’s Economic Action PLan was to take the task of providing economic development for the City away from the public eye…
On Canada Day Mayor Banman announced the 18-month process of reviewing the new Official Community Plan (OCP). Abbotsford’s planning process has been so confused, unmanaged and poorly managed that only…
By Mike Archer. As boring as it may sound, one of the most important things governing how money gets spent and misspent and how influence gets brandished and exercised in…
By Lilly Kaetler. On, Monday, April 28, 2014, Councillor John Smith (Council representative, Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, 2005 – 2014 (present)), Bill MacGregor, (Council representative, ADBA, 2009 – 2014,) Les…
From Bas Stevens. Who is truly “running” Abbotsford? It is the half dozen or so so-called “power brokers” in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce. In most instances, in my…
By Mike Archer. Does anyone remember how Patty Ross’ environmentalist friend, Sharon Gaetz, managed to allow a toxic waste facility on the Fraser River past the public in a process…
Economic Development Grinds To A Halt. Fresh on the news yesterday that we still have the highest unemployment in Western Canada, it seems the rest of Canada appears to be…
By Mike Archer. When reading The Mayor’s Economic development Action Plan, the result of Mayor Banman’s Task Force on the Economy, one is left wondering just how long we are…
By Mike Archer. Every time we publish a story about the decline in housing starts and why it is so critical to understanding Abbotsford’s slow but steady economic decline over…
By Mike Archer. Anyone with inside connections at the City of Abbotsford has good reason to check their phones as their speed dial numbers may need updating. Of note, neither…